San Marino mayor caught throwing dog feces on neighbor’s walkway

San Marino Mayor Dennis Kneier has taken responsibility and apologized for depositing a bag of dog feces on his neighbor’s walkway on Saturday, according to CBS2 Los Angeles.

Footage from a neighbor’s surveillance camera shows a man and woman identified as Kneier and his wife walking down the sidewalk on Charlton Road. The man is carrying a large bag in one hand, and a small bag of dog feces in the other. The woman points at a walkway. The man tosses the small bag of feces in the walkway and continues walking.

The neighbor Philip Lao told CBS2 Los Angeles he “thinks it was in retaliation because he opposes a neighborhood dog park.” Lao has “no poop zone” signs in his front yard, according to NBC Los Angeles.

Kneier wrote Lao an apology letter for his action, according to the video. He told CBS2 Los Angeles he found the bag and should have left it or thrown it in the trash.

Located in Los Angeles County, San Marino is home to about 13,000 people.